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brusquely

/ˈbɹʌskli/BRUHS-klee
/ˈbɹʌskli/BRUHS-klee

Meaningin a way that is rough, sharp

Common meaning: in a brusque way

Journey through time

  1. Italianbruscosource
  2. Frenchbrusque‘rude’source
  3. Englishbrusque‘abrupt in manner’
  4. Englishformed in English from brusquebrusquely‘in a brusque way’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is rough, sharp. It can be inferred from any of: brusque.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from brusque + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • brusco Italian · source word “rough, sharp”

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